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but kim jong-un is an enigma and a dangerous one at that. the youngest son of kim jong-il he had a privileged upbringing while millions of north koreans starved. attending a boarding school in switzerland under a false name. a classmate remembers him as a shy teenager. >> he was very quiet. he didn't speak with anyone. he was competitive at sports. he didn't like to lose. >> he liked basketball and football and video games. his father had served a long apprenticeship before taking over the kingdom. but kim jong-un became a general in his 20s without serving a day in the military. when his father died in 2011, kim jong-un became supreme leader and the propaganda machine went into overdrive. >> they had been trying to establish his expertise, he speaks eight language, he's a military genius. >> reporter: and a leader with the complete backing of the military. in the first public remarks as leader he spoke of the heart break of a divided korea, but there was also a warning. >> our military has become a powerful military. able to handle any kind
but kim jong-un is an enigma and a dangerous one at that. the youngest son of kim jong-il he had a privileged upbringing while millions of north koreans starved. attending a boarding school in switzerland under a false name. a classmate remembers him as a shy teenager. >> he was very quiet. he didn't speak with anyone. he was competitive at sports. he didn't like to lose. >> he liked basketball and football and video games. his father had served a long apprenticeship before taking...
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with kim jong-un we had some relationship of his life. but this is new. >> this raises an important issue, fareed, because the u.s. has terrific technical information, satellite, intercepts, that kind of stuff, but not necessarily good insight into what is going on with the 28 or 29 or 30-year-old young leader in north korea. >> wolf, when you talk to senior u.s. officials, te really know nothing about what's going on in north korea. it's a black box. we haven't had diplomats this, of course, we haven't had much of a presence in terms of the cia. we don't understand the society. the this is true not just of north korea, it's true of iran. the u.s. has real difficulty understanding these rogue regimes, because we don't talk to them. >> hold on, guys, we have more to talk about amongst ourselves. up next, kim jong-un's leadership has been questioned. is someone else really running the show behind the scenes? new information coming in. >>> a closer look at north korea's arsenal reveals it may not be the weapons that pose the biggest danger.
with kim jong-un we had some relationship of his life. but this is new. >> this raises an important issue, fareed, because the u.s. has terrific technical information, satellite, intercepts, that kind of stuff, but not necessarily good insight into what is going on with the 28 or 29 or 30-year-old young leader in north korea. >> wolf, when you talk to senior u.s. officials, te really know nothing about what's going on in north korea. it's a black box. we haven't had diplomats this,...
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then kim jong-un put his forces onldz stand by to strike the u.s. mainland, guam and hawaii and declared a state of war with the south. u.s. stealth fighter jets joined those war games in the region and the threats went nuclear. north korea said it would restart a closed plutonium reactor. and the regime claimed plans for a nuclear attack on the u.s. were ready to go. the u.s. has ordered missile defenses to guam, as fears grow that north korea may be planning a launch soon. we've assembled our own security council here in "the situation room," including some of the more knowledgeable folks about north korea to try to break all of this down for you. joining us now is tommy vietor, he served in the obama white house. he's a former spokesman for the national security council. also joining us, christopher hill, the former u.s. ambassador to south korea. he's now dean of the school of international studies at the university of denver. and retired u.s. navy admiral william fallon. he served as the head of the u.s. pacific command and u.s. central command
then kim jong-un put his forces onldz stand by to strike the u.s. mainland, guam and hawaii and declared a state of war with the south. u.s. stealth fighter jets joined those war games in the region and the threats went nuclear. north korea said it would restart a closed plutonium reactor. and the regime claimed plans for a nuclear attack on the u.s. were ready to go. the u.s. has ordered missile defenses to guam, as fears grow that north korea may be planning a launch soon. we've assembled our...
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and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if the region. >> tensions began to sky robert if mid-february when north korea went ahead with its third nuclear test. imposed punishing new sanctions a few weeks later. the u.s. planned war games with south korea, and the north said it was pulling out of the agreement that ended the korean war. direct threats against america intensified. north korean tv aired a video simulating an attack on the white house and the capital building. in a show of force, the u.s. added nuclear capable b-2 stealth bombers to its military drills with south korea. then, k
and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if...
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if it's war is not kim kim jongs end game, what's he want? what's the likelihood of a conflict happening, considering the tensions are high and there is a lot of posturing, political and otherwise, military involved here? >> i think the likelihood of another deadly provocation on the part of north korea is actually quite high. maybe not at this time because they never strike when our readiness is high. our readiness is high right now because we have these joint south korea-u.s. military exercises. when they conclude at the end of this month and when our readiness falls back to normal and when we're not looking, that's when the north koreans typically strike. so maybe sometime this summer. maybe sometime this fall. i think the north koreans will do that because as you said, kim jong-un has painted himself into a corner. he's got an increasingly fragile regime. no north korean leader has had a smaller base of support than he has had since 1949. that's one year after the founding of the north korea. so this is a dangerous situation. that's why t
if it's war is not kim kim jongs end game, what's he want? what's the likelihood of a conflict happening, considering the tensions are high and there is a lot of posturing, political and otherwise, military involved here? >> i think the likelihood of another deadly provocation on the part of north korea is actually quite high. maybe not at this time because they never strike when our readiness is high. our readiness is high right now because we have these joint south korea-u.s. military...
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jong- jong-il, dismissed his oldest son, as quote, girlish, and said of kim jong-un, that boy is like me. interestingly, now kim jong-un seems to be imitating his grandfather, north korea's founder. notice the hairstyle, the hat, and like his grandfather, he gives big public speeches. in contrast, his father is only known to have uttered two sentences in public. ever. the grandfather gained fame and power by fighting the japanese in world war ii. now kim jong-un is taking on a bigger superpower, even threatening a nuclear attack against the united states. but like his grandfather, also a brutal dictator, the grandson is believed to be coldly calculating, but not crazy. how stable is he? how volatile is he? >> i think he's dangerous but not unstable. i'm not concerned that north korea will launch a single nuclear warhead against washington. they would know that's national suicide. >> reporter: white house officials believe the threats are more tactical than a real move towards war. nobody knows for sure. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> thank you, jon. >>> and also back her
jong- jong-il, dismissed his oldest son, as quote, girlish, and said of kim jong-un, that boy is like me. interestingly, now kim jong-un seems to be imitating his grandfather, north korea's founder. notice the hairstyle, the hat, and like his grandfather, he gives big public speeches. in contrast, his father is only known to have uttered two sentences in public. ever. the grandfather gained fame and power by fighting the japanese in world war ii. now kim jong-un is taking on a bigger...
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and is someone pulling kim jong-un's strings? we're learning about two people with considerable power to influence north korea's young ruler. >>> in north korea right now, we're told that two -- two -- missiles are in their launchers, loaded and ready to go. the white house said it won't be surprised if kim jong-un orders those missiles to be fired in a new test of his military power. the communist leader is sending all sorts of signals about his next move, and when it might happen, including an ominous new warning to foreign diplomats in the north korean capital. our correspondents are standing by with all the latest developments in the region. and here in the united states. christiane amanpour and faique sa cary are here. but first, let's go to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, for the very latest. barbara? >> wolf, there were some initial signs today that things could be cooling off a little bit with the north koreans. but then again, maybe not. a dire new warning from kim jong-un, to foreign embassies in the capital
and is someone pulling kim jong-un's strings? we're learning about two people with considerable power to influence north korea's young ruler. >>> in north korea right now, we're told that two -- two -- missiles are in their launchers, loaded and ready to go. the white house said it won't be surprised if kim jong-un orders those missiles to be fired in a new test of his military power. the communist leader is sending all sorts of signals about his next move, and when it might happen,...
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few are as isolate said as those like kim jong-un. two million north koreans have starved to death and the regime is pouring the resources in the development of nuclear. they have a militarized device and suggested that the dprk could be ready to strike the u.s. with an intercontinental missile. aides know that north korea receive 45 percent of the food and 90 percent of the energy reports and so for the moment the administration like the predecessors remains hopeful that beijing ask exexert impact. time is not now on our side. harris. >> and thank you for more on we'll bring in bob scale who is a fox military an limpt. >> hi, harris. >> when you hear state of war and as a former general who led troops in battle what does it many to you. >> it depends. in the case of north korea the rhetoric has been going on every spring. the wild card and what has people dinnered is who it is coming from. it is coming from kim jong-un as you said. 28 year old socio path who know one understands. he's sacked many of the senior generals and had some o
few are as isolate said as those like kim jong-un. two million north koreans have starved to death and the regime is pouring the resources in the development of nuclear. they have a militarized device and suggested that the dprk could be ready to strike the u.s. with an intercontinental missile. aides know that north korea receive 45 percent of the food and 90 percent of the energy reports and so for the moment the administration like the predecessors remains hopeful that beijing ask exexert...
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and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if the region. >> tensions began to sky robert if mid-february when north korea went ahead with its third nuclear test. imposed punishing new sanctions a few weeks later. the u.s. planned war games with south korea, and the north said it was pulling out of the agreement that ended the korean war. direct threats against america intensified. north korean tv aired a video simulating an attack on the white house and the capital building. in a show of force, the u.s. added nuclear capable b-2 stealth bombers to its military drills with south korea. then, k
and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if...
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concern that north korea kim jong-un is backing himself back in a corner. trash talk and saving face. he prepared rockets to fire on south korea and u.s.. there he is . another shows him studying battle plans with u.s. main land strike plan. see it in the back. there it is. >> and close up show a black line with dc and left-sideand possible austin or austin. that they are also targeting hawaii. why they are i don't know . there is a broadcast of kim
concern that north korea kim jong-un is backing himself back in a corner. trash talk and saving face. he prepared rockets to fire on south korea and u.s.. there he is . another shows him studying battle plans with u.s. main land strike plan. see it in the back. there it is. >> and close up show a black line with dc and left-sideand possible austin or austin. that they are also targeting hawaii. why they are i don't know . there is a broadcast of kim
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kim jong un a "sch muck." . would say it doesn't matter he will make its calculations based on survival and on his benefactors. is it china behind this? my analysis is that china is not behind this. korea.pply north china did urge north korea not to do the nuclear test. if you push too hard, you might reveal your own impotence. the chinese have a delicate balance to strike. staianiniane the palac issue for another show. they do not have the ability to nuke austin, texas. there is a lot of dangerous things they can do. they have sunk a south korean ship. that was not a bluff. .he south korean sailors died people died in another attack, too. there are provocations that north korea can take including detonating bombs and targeting small killings of south koreans. that can be very serious. today."chart fom "usa host: these numbers seem that north korea is favored when it comes to the neighbors -- numbers. is a discussion that hopefully will never be actualized. betternario would mean devastation most for the people
kim jong un a "sch muck." . would say it doesn't matter he will make its calculations based on survival and on his benefactors. is it china behind this? my analysis is that china is not behind this. korea.pply north china did urge north korea not to do the nuclear test. if you push too hard, you might reveal your own impotence. the chinese have a delicate balance to strike. staianiniane the palac issue for another show. they do not have the ability to nuke austin, texas. there is a...
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. >> the bottom line is very simply that what kim jong-un has been choosing to do is provocative, it is dangerous, reckless, and the united states will not accept the dprk as a nuclear state. >> north korea detonated a small nuclear bomb seven weeks ago. this has escalated the ongoing cycle of provocation by north korea and counter-provocation by the u.s. and the u.n. march 7th, u.n. security council votes unanimously to sanction pee i don't sanction pyongyang. march 11th, the u.s., and south korea, our longstanding ally, began joint annual war games. march 12th. north korea nullifies korean war's 60-year-old armistice between north and south and threatens to attack. march 20, north korea launches cyber attack on seoul, south korea. march 22. the u.s. and ally south korea announce an agreement to retaliate jointly against any attack. march 26th, north korea puts artillery and market forces on highest alert and cuts its hotline to south korea. march 28th. the u.s. displays its nuclear umbrella in action. two b-2 stealth bombers make a daylight bombing run in south korea. april 2, tues
. >> the bottom line is very simply that what kim jong-un has been choosing to do is provocative, it is dangerous, reckless, and the united states will not accept the dprk as a nuclear state. >> north korea detonated a small nuclear bomb seven weeks ago. this has escalated the ongoing cycle of provocation by north korea and counter-provocation by the u.s. and the u.n. march 7th, u.n. security council votes unanimously to sanction pee i don't sanction pyongyang. march 11th, the u.s.,...
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concern that north korea kim jong-un is backing himself back in a corner. trash talk and saving face. he prepared rockets to fire on south korea and u.s.. there he is . another shows him studying battle plans with u.s. main land strike plan. see it in the back. there it is. >> and close up show a black line with dc and left-sideand possible austin or austin. that they are also targeting hawaii. why they are i don't know . there is a broadcast of kim inside of his war room. >> [laughing] oh, oh, oh. >> we should be worried. the missiles do look like crayionings. terry should we go to war or would we go to war because this guy doesn't want to lose face. is this how war starts >> no, no. here's the thing. not are we china -- north korea is their (bleep) and does that make sense. >> great way to put it. >> because was that china will never allow north korea to ruin what they have. china right now owns us and love that we are distracted by north korea. we are wondering what china is doing to take our eye off of them. crayon missiles that is a real photo. we shou
concern that north korea kim jong-un is backing himself back in a corner. trash talk and saving face. he prepared rockets to fire on south korea and u.s.. there he is . another shows him studying battle plans with u.s. main land strike plan. see it in the back. there it is. >> and close up show a black line with dc and left-sideand possible austin or austin. that they are also targeting hawaii. why they are i don't know . there is a broadcast of kim inside of his war room. >>...
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what is kim jong-il's boy up here? >> kim jong-un warned his forces are ready to as he put it "settle accounts with the united states." >> look past the picture of kim jong-un. there's a chart with missile trails aiming at hawaii, california, d.c. and for some reason austin, texas. [ laughter ] >> jon: you are going to blow up austin, texas. what are you just trying to get the rest of texas. it on your side? [laughter] or -- are you trying to get the rest of texas on your side? or did they reject your indi film little miss unshine. is that what you are mad about? all right. nice legs. old kim is trying to scare us a little bit. the bombing austin thing undercuts but what snels. >> this showing north korean military leaders looking at a computer that looks pretty antiquated. >> jon: let me stop you right there. it doesn't look antiquated it looks like a harpsicord with a panic button. planning to start a nuclear war or play nights in what satin, wow, am i old. i thought that would land there but perhaps the audience was
what is kim jong-il's boy up here? >> kim jong-un warned his forces are ready to as he put it "settle accounts with the united states." >> look past the picture of kim jong-un. there's a chart with missile trails aiming at hawaii, california, d.c. and for some reason austin, texas. [ laughter ] >> jon: you are going to blow up austin, texas. what are you just trying to get the rest of texas. it on your side? [laughter] or -- are you trying to get the rest of texas on...
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does this mean kim jong-un isn't bluffing? secretary of state jan kerry warned the u.s. is watching closely. >> the bottom line is very simply that what kim jong-un has been choosing to do is provocative, dangerous, reckless, and the united states will not september the dprk as a nuclear
does this mean kim jong-un isn't bluffing? secretary of state jan kerry warned the u.s. is watching closely. >> the bottom line is very simply that what kim jong-un has been choosing to do is provocative, dangerous, reckless, and the united states will not september the dprk as a nuclear
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kim jong un was quoted as saying listing u.s. bases in south korea and guam and declaring his military should mercilessly strike the u.s. main land. they have scenes of its 1 million man army, the fourth largest in the world in action. it was theatrical, staged and to some, a little too scary. china's foreign ministry suggested now might be a good time for everyone to turn down the temperature. >> maintaining peace and stability of the korean peninsula as well as northeast asia serves the common interest of all relevant parties. it is also a joint responsibility. we hope relevant parties can work together to turn around the tense situation in the region. >> clearly, china considers the u.s. decision to send its nuclear capable b-52 on practice bombing runs as unhelpful. the u.s. insists it is part of annual military exercises. beijing also sent a message to pyongyang that enough was enough. the message had little immediate effect. friday, north korea staged a massive rally in pyongyang whipping up national fervor. tens of thousan
kim jong un was quoted as saying listing u.s. bases in south korea and guam and declaring his military should mercilessly strike the u.s. main land. they have scenes of its 1 million man army, the fourth largest in the world in action. it was theatrical, staged and to some, a little too scary. china's foreign ministry suggested now might be a good time for everyone to turn down the temperature. >> maintaining peace and stability of the korean peninsula as well as northeast asia serves the...
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in an unvarnished view how koreans view kim jong-un. >> thank you very much. in a few minutes we'll talk with someone who understands a threat from north korea better than most. plus, nelson mandela out of the hospital. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneeze
in an unvarnished view how koreans view kim jong-un. >> thank you very much. in a few minutes we'll talk with someone who understands a threat from north korea better than most. plus, nelson mandela out of the hospital. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients....
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look at this video from late 2011, the funeral of kim's father, kim jong il. the hearse surrounded by his hand-picked successors. since then nearly all have fallen from favor except kim jong un. the world's last stalinist state talking war to stay in power. pyongyang's secrecy makes the old soviet kremlin look transparent. north korea appears to want to pick a fight. the u.s. says if it comes to that it's ready. brian? >> richard engel starting us off with what it's really like these days in seoul, south korea. richard, thanks. >>> a stunning new assessment of national numbers came out today. it got the attention of a lot of us. it's about attention deficit, adhd and the extraordinary number of cases now being diagnosed. like one in five high school age boys in the u.s. 15% of all school age boys. 11% of all kids in our nation. these numbers show a 16% rise in cases just since 2007. all of it is leading to questions about whether adhd is being overdiagnosed and whether the medicine to treat it is being overused. our report tonight from our chief science corres
look at this video from late 2011, the funeral of kim's father, kim jong il. the hearse surrounded by his hand-picked successors. since then nearly all have fallen from favor except kim jong un. the world's last stalinist state talking war to stay in power. pyongyang's secrecy makes the old soviet kremlin look transparent. north korea appears to want to pick a fight. the u.s. says if it comes to that it's ready. brian? >> richard engel starting us off with what it's really like these days...
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i was there two and a half years ago and my sense was with kim jong il who was the father of kim jong un, and the north korean diplomatic core that they cooled down a little bit. they didn't get bellicose after that. the problem is that they have not responded positively to entreaties from the six party countries. the key player here is china. china has leverage. they provide food, fuel. but i don't think china is helping much in terms of putting pressure on the north koreans to tamp down their rhetoric and cool their nuclear development. >> i want to get to that question. you said you were there two and a half years ago. but you were there within the last two months with famouslier rick schmidt, a business executive. did you get any kind of access like dennis rodman got to this guy? >> no. rodman got a lot better access than myself and eric schmidt. we got access to high level officials in the foreign ministry and other areas, but we didn't meet kim jong un. i don't think they want to meet with officials. i think they want to hide him for a while. what is happening two and a half yea
i was there two and a half years ago and my sense was with kim jong il who was the father of kim jong un, and the north korean diplomatic core that they cooled down a little bit. they didn't get bellicose after that. the problem is that they have not responded positively to entreaties from the six party countries. the key player here is china. china has leverage. they provide food, fuel. but i don't think china is helping much in terms of putting pressure on the north koreans to tamp down their...
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kim jong-un has ordered missile units to attack south korea and the u.s. mainland after american bombers flew trianing missions across south korea. >> he is young, untested, and says he wants to settle scores with american imperialists. he rallied his generals to aim the rockets at u.s. bases in hawaii. north korea is on a war footing, with military parades in pyongyang. news broadcasts are full of theater and threats, 20 this far alone. from turning washington to a lake of fire and cutting military hotlines to south korea. it is an effort to eget washington's attention. they say the bellicose record only deepens the isolation in the u.s. and the u.s. remains committed to its allies, and demonstrated it. fromuclear capables flew missouri to the penninsula of korea. china appealed for calm. nobody believes north korea will launch rockets but a small incident could escalate. >> sergei lavrov saiys unilateral actions could mena it could spiral out of control. he may have meant north korea as much as the u.s. >> the war of words is part of the relationship wit
kim jong-un has ordered missile units to attack south korea and the u.s. mainland after american bombers flew trianing missions across south korea. >> he is young, untested, and says he wants to settle scores with american imperialists. he rallied his generals to aim the rockets at u.s. bases in hawaii. north korea is on a war footing, with military parades in pyongyang. news broadcasts are full of theater and threats, 20 this far alone. from turning washington to a lake of fire and...
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and followers should clearly know that everything is different in the era of respected kim jong-un. >> paul: those really are fighting words, but how serious a threat is it? let's ask wall street journal columnist and deputy editor dan henninging, matt comiskey and kim strassel. are we on the brink of war or it's a bluff? >> it's happened before and they've done the kind of threats. the thing about north korea, we don't know. we don't know much about who is running north korea, a new, 28, 29, 30-year-old leader in kim jong-un. >> paul: we don't know how old he is. >> exactly. and is he controlled by the generals. is he doing this to establish his own legitimacy? we have the questions and there's a danger will north korea if you push them too far, they might do something stupid. >> paul: push them too far, how? they're reacting to the sanctions that the u.s. put on after the last launch and nuclear test. how does the world respond to that when it's a violation of global norms and previous u.n. actions? >> absolutely, you don't know because they are unpredictable and you be very careful
and followers should clearly know that everything is different in the era of respected kim jong-un. >> paul: those really are fighting words, but how serious a threat is it? let's ask wall street journal columnist and deputy editor dan henninging, matt comiskey and kim strassel. are we on the brink of war or it's a bluff? >> it's happened before and they've done the kind of threats. the thing about north korea, we don't know. we don't know much about who is running north korea, a...
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kim jong il wanted to hold onto power at all costs. he was behind north korea's nuclear program and the country's first nuclear tests. the armed forces unconditionally backed him, in part likely because his family was awarded a key military positions. his youngest sister eventually became a general. her husband is a top government adviser and a powerful politician. kim jong il died in 2011, but the next family member was already waiting in the wings -- his oldest son, kim jong un. >> the bank of japan has announced radical measures to spur economic growth. >> it has promised to double its government bond holdings over the next two years. the steps are aimed at increasing the money supply and decreasing inflation. the news sent the nikkei stock index soaring. elsewhere, the bank of england left its main lending rate unchanged. the european central bank in frankfurt also left its rate unchanged. the price of money is 0.75%. the hope is the low rates will encourage businesses to invest in new economic activity. >> ok, so, a lot of action
kim jong il wanted to hold onto power at all costs. he was behind north korea's nuclear program and the country's first nuclear tests. the armed forces unconditionally backed him, in part likely because his family was awarded a key military positions. his youngest sister eventually became a general. her husband is a top government adviser and a powerful politician. kim jong il died in 2011, but the next family member was already waiting in the wings -- his oldest son, kim jong un. >> the...
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leader had a smaller base of support than kim jong-un. trying to change the nature of the regime. that's why we need to be concerned because things could get out of control. >> have we ever been this close to a conflict with the north before, especially given the fact that the south korean leader is new and might be testing her? >> there have been a number of pretty bad incidents since the end of the korean war. this one is different though because we have someone who really is not steeped in the traditions of the kim regime. his father and grandfather were very good at provoking the international community and reach out and kill people but they knew where to draw the line. kim jong-un is inexperienced and has to worry about the generals he has to play to. a lot of things could go wrong. the other thing the south koreans after the two deadly provocations in 2010 where 50 people died, they are not willing to put up with anything from the north. that's another factor that is making this even more worse than it usually is. >> let's talk abou
leader had a smaller base of support than kim jong-un. trying to change the nature of the regime. that's why we need to be concerned because things could get out of control. >> have we ever been this close to a conflict with the north before, especially given the fact that the south korean leader is new and might be testing her? >> there have been a number of pretty bad incidents since the end of the korean war. this one is different though because we have someone who really is not...
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the great successor was his youngest son, kim jong-un. then in his mid 20s. a new generation it was hoped but so far, the same outlook. hostility towards the outside world, especially south korea and the united states. and with the world's fourth largest army, north korea continues its military first policy. perhaps the most important message this regime is trying to send at home and abroad is that this new leader is adored by his people. the young kim's leadership is constantly reinforced by a lavish state media. videos like this one show an army officer wiping his eyes, overcome with emotion as kim jong-un speaks personally to him. even the television announcer is emotional as she proclaims this to be a historic moment for these soldiers. and recently, the regime has racheted up the propaganda just as it's racheted up its threats. and this is how a cult of personality is born and nurtured. we see soldiers and their families at a military outpost running to greet kim jong-un. he hugs and kisses the little children, who surround him. the crowds in front of th
the great successor was his youngest son, kim jong-un. then in his mid 20s. a new generation it was hoped but so far, the same outlook. hostility towards the outside world, especially south korea and the united states. and with the world's fourth largest army, north korea continues its military first policy. perhaps the most important message this regime is trying to send at home and abroad is that this new leader is adored by his people. the young kim's leadership is constantly reinforced by a...
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i guess, young kim jong un forgot his country has been at war for six decades. but this fresh round of trets comes as the north pledges to build a nuclear bomb. pyongyang suspended. the pentagon is reposition a destroyer in the region after sending f-22 fighter jets to south korea this week. jim maceda is live in south korea. they can retaliate if the north strikes, but what are the odds that will actually happen? what signs are you watching for? >> reporter: it has always been extremely unlikely that north korea would launch a full scale offensive against the south. that is, using its arsenal of artillery, missiles, 700,000 soldiers amassed at its bored he. kim jong un is young. he is naive but he's not crazy. at least that's how it goes. it is much more likely it would be a smaller strike like if you recall, the torpedo attack back in 2010 on a south korean vessel that killed almost 50 south korean soldiers. that kind of strike is possible. u.s./south korean war games are ongoing for another month. we know how much that antagonizes kim jong un. so striking a s
i guess, young kim jong un forgot his country has been at war for six decades. but this fresh round of trets comes as the north pledges to build a nuclear bomb. pyongyang suspended. the pentagon is reposition a destroyer in the region after sending f-22 fighter jets to south korea this week. jim maceda is live in south korea. they can retaliate if the north strikes, but what are the odds that will actually happen? what signs are you watching for? >> reporter: it has always been extremely...
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let's talk about kim jong-un of course the leader of north korea. he's only 30 years of age. is he doing this all of this on his own or listening to hardliners within his regime? >> it's an important question and we don't have a good answer to it. it may be that kim is the, you know, the third in a line of hereditary communist dictators, that's a unique situation in the world in and of itself, maybe he's in charge of north korea. it may be that he's simply a figure head and the military is in charge or it could be a hundred different variations of that in between. that's one of the reasons why it's so difficult to understand exactly what their logic is, because their leadership structure is not transparent and we really don't know the balance of power within it. one would have to say that it looks like a year into office this could be an effort to try and prove himself and that's why, for example, launching these missiles that we've just heard described, is being prepared for launching, could be a way of showing his determination to withstand pressure from the outside. and yo
let's talk about kim jong-un of course the leader of north korea. he's only 30 years of age. is he doing this all of this on his own or listening to hardliners within his regime? >> it's an important question and we don't have a good answer to it. it may be that kim is the, you know, the third in a line of hereditary communist dictators, that's a unique situation in the world in and of itself, maybe he's in charge of north korea. it may be that he's simply a figure head and the military...
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but like you said, kim jong-un is an unknown quantity. he's unpredictable. and i think that the defense department, i think chuck hagel, and others are taking this very seriously in a way maybe they haven't before. >> as our andrea mitchell pointed out, it's the fact that he is an untested new leader, and what is his mentality when it comes to proving that he is up to this job that has been handed to him now? and as hagel points out, it's never wise to overestimate or underestimate anyone, emily. >> i think that's right. i think that he is treading very carefully here. and feeling out this new leader. and we don't know a lot about him. and i think this will prove to be a pretty crucial moment in this developing relationship. >> amie, i want to move back to what's going on domestically here and the push by the president, the new push, on gun control. columnist dana millbank in today's "washington post" points out obama made an impassioned bid this week to revive prospects for gun control legislation but it's difficult to escape the conclusion that his efforts
but like you said, kim jong-un is an unknown quantity. he's unpredictable. and i think that the defense department, i think chuck hagel, and others are taking this very seriously in a way maybe they haven't before. >> as our andrea mitchell pointed out, it's the fact that he is an untested new leader, and what is his mentality when it comes to proving that he is up to this job that has been handed to him now? and as hagel points out, it's never wise to overestimate or underestimate...
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of kim jong-un. nbc's richard engel is in seoul. >> north korea could have a missile launch during the kerry visit, on a key anniversary, and while everyone is watching. it's a bit of showmanship here. but what if the u.s. tries to shoot it down? and what if we miss? >> two u.s. guided missile destroyers are already in position to shoot down any ballistic missiles launched by north korea. on wednesday, the u.s. said it was speeding up deployment of an advanced missile defense system to guam in the next few weeks. nbc's jim mick mick from the pentagon. >> reporter: in the unlikely hood of all-out war, u.s. cruise missiles, american bombers, and south korean warplanes would launch air strikes. north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile facilities would be prime targets. any ground war would be devastating. 700,000 north korean soldiers are dug in along the demilitarized zone. manning thousands of rockets, and long-range artillery aimed at the south. 20 million south koreans in and around seoul are in
of kim jong-un. nbc's richard engel is in seoul. >> north korea could have a missile launch during the kerry visit, on a key anniversary, and while everyone is watching. it's a bit of showmanship here. but what if the u.s. tries to shoot it down? and what if we miss? >> two u.s. guided missile destroyers are already in position to shoot down any ballistic missiles launched by north korea. on wednesday, the u.s. said it was speeding up deployment of an advanced missile defense system...
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describing the kim jong-un as a calculating leader on the basketball court. >> jong-un would call the team together. point out successes or shortcomings of the players. the family's private sushi chef, said the father, kim jong-il after drinking heavily dismissed his oldest son as "girlish" and said of kim jong-un, "that boy is like me." interestingly now, kim jong-un seems to be imitating his grandfather, the north korea founder. notice the hair style. the hat. and like his grandfather, he gives big public speeches. and in contrast his father is only known to have uttered two sentences in public. ever. the grandfather gained fame and power by fighting the japanese in world war ii. now kim jong-un is taking on a bigger superpower, threatening a nuclear attack against the united states. but like his grandfather, also a brutal dictator, the grandson is believed to be coldly calculating but not crazy. how stable is he? how volatile is he? >> i think he is dangerous but not unstable. i am not concerned that north korea will launch a single nuclear warhead against washington. they would kn
describing the kim jong-un as a calculating leader on the basketball court. >> jong-un would call the team together. point out successes or shortcomings of the players. the family's private sushi chef, said the father, kim jong-il after drinking heavily dismissed his oldest son as "girlish" and said of kim jong-un, "that boy is like me." interestingly now, kim jong-un seems to be imitating his grandfather, the north korea founder. notice the hair style. the hat. and...
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leelder kim jong un attended the meeting. they adopted legislation to reenforce the nation's nuclear capabilities. they also voted to create a bureau of what they call space development. security analysts sat rocket program is a cover for developing balic missiles. dell fwats agreed to increase the quantity and quality of records. the parliament reappointed pack upon ju to the commission. he was appointed director of the light industry. he'll pay a key role in economic policy. >>> the economic interests of north korean leaders are in some cases trumping feelings of animosity they have toward their neighbor. they allowed south korean workers to cross the border on monday to operate a jointly run industrial complex. but some of the workers say the atmosphere at the facility has changed. north korean officials said over the woke end, they would close the industrial park if south korea continued trying to undermine their nation's dignity. they announced monday they would allow personnel in and out of the zone. many of the workers
leelder kim jong un attended the meeting. they adopted legislation to reenforce the nation's nuclear capabilities. they also voted to create a bureau of what they call space development. security analysts sat rocket program is a cover for developing balic missiles. dell fwats agreed to increase the quantity and quality of records. the parliament reappointed pack upon ju to the commission. he was appointed director of the light industry. he'll pay a key role in economic policy. >>> the...
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no surprise-- kim jong un is a sworn enemy of the south by southwest festival. [laughter] i mean -- [cheers and applause] i have managed to obtain this footage. >> (translated) it's just gotten so commercial lately. i saw wilco play this tiny club in '95 and it was awesome, but these days it feels like they've sold out. i say let's turn austin into a desolate wasteland like houston. [laughter] >> stephen: so, will north korea attack america? or will we bomb them forward into the stone age? who can say? here to say is georgetown university professor and author of "the impossible state," victor cha. mr. cha, thank you so much for joining me. [cheers and applause] you wrote the book on the regime here in north korea "the impossible state." should i actually be frightened of what is happening in north korea? is it like ah he's crazy or ahhh he's crazy? >> i think it's a little of both. on the one hand he has done a lot of weird things over the past year that look harmless but on the other hand they are developing weapons, long range missiles, nuclear weapons and try
no surprise-- kim jong un is a sworn enemy of the south by southwest festival. [laughter] i mean -- [cheers and applause] i have managed to obtain this footage. >> (translated) it's just gotten so commercial lately. i saw wilco play this tiny club in '95 and it was awesome, but these days it feels like they've sold out. i say let's turn austin into a desolate wasteland like houston. [laughter] >> stephen: so, will north korea attack america? or will we bomb them forward into the...
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father, kim jong-il. you brought a basketball signed by mirk michael jordan to kim jong-il. they cherish that basketball. first of all, why did you bring that basketball? >> we were in the middle of some very interesting talks. we had had interest of the number two guy come to the united states. we in fact signed a no-hostile intent agreement. they were inviting president clinton to come. and president clinton wisely said, i'm fought going to go right away. i need to have the secretary of state go to figure out what is going on. we did have some intelligence about kim jong-il, and one of them was that he loved michael jordan, and basketball. so i did bring that. he was very pleased. but we were in the middle -- >> his son now has met with dennis rodman. couldn't get michael jordan to come, but dennis rodman went. he said kim jong-un wants a phone call from the president. >> well, you know, i think that the main thing here is, i promise never to play basketball, if dennis rodman promises not to do diplomac
father, kim jong-il. you brought a basketball signed by mirk michael jordan to kim jong-il. they cherish that basketball. first of all, why did you bring that basketball? >> we were in the middle of some very interesting talks. we had had interest of the number two guy come to the united states. we in fact signed a no-hostile intent agreement. they were inviting president clinton to come. and president clinton wisely said, i'm fought going to go right away. i need to have the secretary of...
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jong un's regime it seems that the u.s. is doing those things to make correct evaluation on king john so that the nuclear problem doesn't see it and i'm putting stress with south korea with the joint military drills but i don't think it is really helping in terms of into korean peace to. and in the meantime the u.n. says the deadlock has gone too far and north korea claimed its missile units are combat ready and warned of a possible preemptive strike on the u.s. and seoul. has written extensively about u.s. foreign policy and east asian politics it believes both sides should know very well that the playing a role the dangerous game when you escalate to this point any small mistake can turn into a major catastrophe and that's the danger north korea itself knows that if it didn't attack it didn't attack the united states it would be committing national suicide united states would retaliate in a tremendous fashion north korea does not want to commit suicide i believe north korea is doing all this so it can get to a point to ac
jong un's regime it seems that the u.s. is doing those things to make correct evaluation on king john so that the nuclear problem doesn't see it and i'm putting stress with south korea with the joint military drills but i don't think it is really helping in terms of into korean peace to. and in the meantime the u.n. says the deadlock has gone too far and north korea claimed its missile units are combat ready and warned of a possible preemptive strike on the u.s. and seoul. has written...
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>> i will say, kim jong-un has a pretty sweet mushroom cut. and he has bad 90's hair, and if there is anyone who understands bad 90's hair is dennis rodman. >> i think this is a script for kim jong-un to star in for the next propaganda film for north korea. >> that's what scares me lee because in folks at home back me up on this. if this is ought bluster at what point is he going to have to put up or shut up. and prove to the five families that he's a real corleone. >> he already won the first round in i heard the harlem harlem globetrotters were over there and they tied. >> we only have a few seconds left. we all mock kim jong-un but is this something that we need to take serious? >> yes, this is something that we need to take seriously. but also when we created nuclear weapons we couldn't have thought we would only be the only ones. >> john: jeannine, what is your take. >> i'm neurotic. when i hear nuclear weapons i think it's the end. i think we should take it seriously. >> poke him in the stomach he'll giggle. >> john: yes that comment tha
>> i will say, kim jong-un has a pretty sweet mushroom cut. and he has bad 90's hair, and if there is anyone who understands bad 90's hair is dennis rodman. >> i think this is a script for kim jong-un to star in for the next propaganda film for north korea. >> that's what scares me lee because in folks at home back me up on this. if this is ought bluster at what point is he going to have to put up or shut up. and prove to the five families that he's a real corleone. >>...
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david, kim jong-un is talking again, what's he saying now? >> reporter: well, he's showing a lot of north korean tv today, a lot of propaganda showing him to be a strong man. some of it with him handling a gun, and also instructing soldiers on how to fire their rifles, and this is from a man who has no military experience at all, harris. at the moment, a lot of propaganda. but no fresh threats over the last 12 or so hours. >> so mainly that just works on the people there, no one else really. how does the north say it can back up the threats? >> reporter: well, if we were going to go for an all-out war, of course, they've got a massive military over there, 1 million-man army. i'm standing here in seoul and we understand there's thousands of artillery pieces trained at this south korean capital. they could probably flatten it within a few hours. a lot of the focus, of course, is on missiles. we know the medium-range missiles are pretty strong from south korea. but they're talking about nukes. at the moment, harris, they haven't got the militari
david, kim jong-un is talking again, what's he saying now? >> reporter: well, he's showing a lot of north korean tv today, a lot of propaganda showing him to be a strong man. some of it with him handling a gun, and also instructing soldiers on how to fire their rifles, and this is from a man who has no military experience at all, harris. at the moment, a lot of propaganda. but no fresh threats over the last 12 or so hours. >> so mainly that just works on the people there, no one...
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the few here is that kim jong and does not want to provoke a conflict with america. -- kim jong un does not want to provoke a conflict with america. ago, i a brief time discussed the latest developments with a north korean specialist at harvard kennedy school. how much of a threat is this missile they have moved? >> this is a missile that is still in a developmental phase. what we're seeing are the north koreans trying to improve on that technology. the east coast is an area where they have conducted many tests. this is an effort to increase the range and payload which is an important aspect as they try to been a tries a warhead. >> the rhetoric could hardly be much more alarming but in south korea they don't seem too unnerved. why is that? >> south korea has lived in the shadow of the threat since the end of the korean war. korea hashat south grown accustomed to focusing on economic development and enjoying prosperity, the threats are background noise. what is different are the north korean cyber attacks. that gets the attention of your average citizen. these missile tests are backgrou
the few here is that kim jong and does not want to provoke a conflict with america. -- kim jong un does not want to provoke a conflict with america. ago, i a brief time discussed the latest developments with a north korean specialist at harvard kennedy school. how much of a threat is this missile they have moved? >> this is a missile that is still in a developmental phase. what we're seeing are the north koreans trying to improve on that technology. the east coast is an area where they...
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at no time had he had a smaller basis of support that kim jong-un today. all of the threats he's backing himself in a corner and doesn't know the consequences of what he's doing and the window for violence is open. >> talk about the timing of the threat. what do you sigh as being significant at this point? >> north korea always makes threats before the south korea and will united states do the joint drills and they did it this year. but most of the time north korea goes silent and this time the warnings are more dire and intense and that means something is different this year than previous years. we need to have a vigilant posture. >> do you think that the young leader is trying to create an aura among his people that he is in charge and he is not his father? >> i totally agree with that. but the problem is, he may not know where the line s. kim jong-il used murdered effect itchly and murdered a number ever americans and south koreas but hoo got away with it kim jong-un has to make himself appear better than his dad and he may miscal cuate. he don't know a
at no time had he had a smaller basis of support that kim jong-un today. all of the threats he's backing himself in a corner and doesn't know the consequences of what he's doing and the window for violence is open. >> talk about the timing of the threat. what do you sigh as being significant at this point? >> north korea always makes threats before the south korea and will united states do the joint drills and they did it this year. but most of the time north korea goes silent and...
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kim jong-un holds the other titles. usually holds first minister or something first to deny that his father has the official title. to signifything first that his father has the official title. military and the the party structures. so within that, i think what we see is the chinese effort to have what they call a balanced korean peninsula strategy. sees always interesting to when we see empress from washington or seoul to do koreahing via their policy. that is one piece of it, but without taking into account the larger chinese game plan. >> let me pick up on that, because we talk about a china's strategy towards korea, but it seems that there might be multiple strategies -- we talk -- about a china strategy towards korea, but it seems there may be multiple strategies. how do you interpret that, and how you interpret the official line relative to that discord and policy approach? >> one of the key factors is interactions with north korea. very strategically important as a buffer state, and some groups believe it is stil
kim jong-un holds the other titles. usually holds first minister or something first to deny that his father has the official title. to signifything first that his father has the official title. military and the the party structures. so within that, i think what we see is the chinese effort to have what they call a balanced korean peninsula strategy. sees always interesting to when we see empress from washington or seoul to do koreahing via their policy. that is one piece of it, but without...